2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,382 182 4.2 3.4- 5.1 4,200 95.8 94.9-96.6
Non-Hispanic White 2,735 95 3.8 2.9- 5.1 2,640 96.2 94.9-97.1
GENDER
Male 1,296 36 2.7 1.8- 3.9 1,260 97.3 96.1-98.2
Female 1,439 59 4.9 3.4- 7.2 1,380 95.1 92.8-96.6
AGE
18-34 543 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 415 20 5.0 3.1- 8.1 395 95.0 91.9-96.9
55-64 521 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 515 25 4.6 3.0- 7.1 490 95.4 92.9-97.0
75+ 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 547 30 4.5 2.9- 6.8 517 95.5 93.2-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 814 34 4.2 2.9- 6.1 780 95.8 93.9-97.1
College Graduate 1,255 21 1.3 0.8- 2.0 1,234 98.7 98.0-99.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 15 9.1 5.0-15.9 148 90.9 84.1-95.0
$25,000- 34,999 237 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 283 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,029 14 1.2 0.6- 2.1 1,015 98.8 97.9-99.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 863 95 11.1 8.4-14.6 768 88.9 85.4-91.6
No 1,843 *** *** *** 1,843 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 370 19 4.8 2.8- 8.2 351 95.2 91.8-97.2
Non-Veteran 2,360 76 3.7 2.7- 5.1 2,284 96.3 94.9-97.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 838 20 2.2 1.3- 3.5 818 97.8 96.5-98.7
Regional City or Suburban County 784 29 4.4 2.6- 7.1 755 95.6 92.9-97.4
Rural 1,113 46 4.7 3.0- 7.2 1,067 95.3 92.8-97.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,506 16 0.9 0.5- 1.5 1,490 99.1 98.5-99.5
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 815 32 3.4 2.3- 5.2 783 96.6 94.8-97.7
Unable to Work 179 40 27.3 18.2-38.7 139 72.7 61.3-81.8
Other not in Labor Force 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,641 26 1.3 0.8- 1.9 1,615 98.7 98.1-99.2
HOUSING
Own 1,999 55 3.3 2.2- 4.8 1,944 96.7 95.2-97.8
Rent 557 27 5.4 3.4- 8.4 530 94.6 91.6-96.6
Other arrangement 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 533 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 958 38 4.8 3.2- 7.2 920 95.2 92.8-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,244 32 2.5 1.7- 3.8 1,212 97.5 96.2-98.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,007 26 2.1 1.3- 3.4 981 97.9 96.6-98.7
2nd Quartile 790 30 4.0 2.7- 5.8 760 96.0 94.2-97.3
3rd Quartile 650 28 6.5 3.7-11.2 622 93.5 88.8-96.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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